Background

Mr. Christopher J. Williams, also known as Chris, is the Founding Partner and Advisor of Cordova, Smart & Williams, LLC. Mr. Williams has been the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of The Williams Capital Management, LLC since 2002. He is the Founder of The Williams Capital Group, LP., and has been its Chief Executive Officer and Chairman since 2002. Mr. Williams served as the Chief Operating Officer of Telespectrum Worldwide Inc. since January 2001. He served as ... an Executive Vice President of Central Area of Iron Mountain from February 2000 to August 2000. He served as Senior Vice President of Operations at West of Pierce Leahy Corp. from 1995 to February, when Pierce Leahy merged with Iron Mountain. He has been a Director of Cox Enterprises, Inc. since April 2012. He serves as a Director of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc. He serves as a Director of Horseshoe Casino Hotel. He serves as a Director of The Partnership for New York City Inc., and the National Association of Securities Professionals. He serves as Trustee of The Mount Sinai Hospital. He has been a Director of The Clorox Company since July 1, 2015, Caesars Entertainment Corporation (formerly Harrah's Entertainment, Inc.) since April 2008 and served as its Director from November 13, 2003 to January 2008. He served as an Independent Director of Wal-mart Stores Inc. from 2004 to June 6, 2014. Mr. Williams served as a Director at TeleSpectrum Worldwide Inc. since February 2001. He served as a Director of Securities Industry and FinanciaAssociation. Mr. Williams serves as a Member of The Economic Club of New York. Mr. Williams is a Member of the Gotham Chapter of the Young President's Organization and The Century Association. He also serves on the Boards of several Non-Profit Organizations, including the National Dance Institute, WNYC Radio, and the Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation. Mr. Williams has also been published in two academic textbooks that outline the uses of financial derivatives in the capital markets. In 2002, he was selected by Fortune magazine as one of the 50 most powerful African-American in corporate America. In 2003, Mr. Williams was listed in Crains New York Business as one of the top 100 minority business leaders. Mr. Williams holds an M.B.A. in Finance from the Amos Tuck School at Dartmouth College, and a Bachelor of Architecture from Howard University.

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